"C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\openssl.exe" genrsa -out private.key 2048
"C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\openssl.exe" req -new -x509 -key private.key -out publickey.cer -days 1398
"C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\openssl.exe" pkcs12 -export -out idp.pfx -inkey private.key -in publickey.cer

private static X509Certificate2 loadCertificateFromFile(string filePath, string password)
{
    // NOTE:
    // You should check out the identity of your application pool and make sure
    // that the `Load user profile` option is turned on, otherwise the crypto susbsystem won't work.

    // For decryption the certificate must be in the certificate store. It's a limitation of how EncryptedXml works.
    using (var store = new X509Store(StoreName.My, StoreLocation.CurrentUser))
    {
      store.Open(OpenFlags.ReadWrite);
      store.Add(new X509Certificate2(filePath, password, X509KeyStorageFlags.Exportable));
    }

    return new X509Certificate2(
            filePath,
            password,
            keyStorageFlags: X509KeyStorageFlags.MachineKeySet | X509KeyStorageFlags.PersistKeySet
                             | X509KeyStorageFlags.Exportable);
}

services
   .AddDataProtection()
   .SetDefaultKeyLifetime(...)
   .SetApplicationName(...)
   .ProtectKeysWithCertificate(loadCertificateFromFile("path ...", "123"));

Today, we are releasing the 3.4.3 RTM version of the NuGet Visual Studio 2015 extension and the Windows x86 commandline executable. We continue to heavily invest in improving the quality of NuGet scenarios in Visual Studio and commandline. The complete list of issues fixed in this version is available on GitHub. In this post, we will review the important changes in 3.4.3 release. 

.NET Core 2.1.6 is available for download and usage in your environment. This release includes .NET Core 2.1.6, ASP.NET Core 2.1.6 and .NET Core SDK 2.1.500. All fixes of note can be seen in the 2.1.6 commits list. 

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